Just about every video you do, I end up saying to myself, "Now, I gotta do that." Seeing someone do the repetitive stuff (seeding trays, transplanting, setting up drip tape, etc.) is highly useful and confidence boosting. I need the consistent reminders of how to properly do things. Thank you!
I bought corn seeds from Hoss last year. I think it said 80% germination rate. It was more like 100%. I was extremely pleased. I wish you and you dad would at least do the occasional video. Thanks
Always good to hear of seeds germinating better than expected. I was always a little skeptical of the germ test results from the State of Georgia. We would have the same batch of seeds, have it tested two different times within the same month, and often get significantly different percentages back on their report.
Man those broccoli and cauliflower transplants look great. Makes me wish I had started some. I just picked mustard greens today and cooked them for supper with pinto beans, cornbread, and potato salad. It was delicious. Nothing like eating from the garden and food you preserved. 👩🌾💚🌲
@@LazyDogFarm thank you. Mailed y’all a little Christmas thank you gift yesterday. Not much but just to let you know I appreciate all the time and effort you give. Merry Christmas.
I have learned the Propagation of Fig is as easy as pushing a stick in the dirt. I use 1 gal pots, potting medium, water and indirect sunlight. I believe its so easy to propagate fig "Even a Caveman could do it" lol 🤣😂🤣😂
Hi Travis, you are such a wealth of information!!! especially in the topic of fertilizers. Although I am not new to gardening, I am definitely new to fertilizing! Would you please do a video on recapping fertilizers? If we don’t have such a large set up as you do, possibly which fertilizers I could leave behind and which ones are very important to use as a whole in my garden. I live in the city and I do have animals so I do like to feed my plants with natural products. Although I have used miracle grow in the past and commonly use Bonemeal, blood meal, fish emulsion only as I Transplant in the spring. that is the extent of my knowledge. Thank you kindly, I appreciate it very much. Take care and enjoy that weather!
Great video! I’m in South Florida and my fall/winter garden is in full swing. These high temperatures here have been in the high eighties. I’ve placed shade cloths over my onions and cabbages. I’m hoping I don’t loose my cool season crops before it finally cools down. However my tomatoes and peppers are loving it.
That's great that you still have tomatoes and peppers producing. I think we're going to hit 80 here tomorrow, although it's a cloudy, overcast 80 so hopefully the plants won't suffer too much.
This year's weather has been crazy - Somehow, I'll bet we get some very cold days in late January/early February. Remember how the cold temperatures just stuck around last Spring? Made for late tomato planting for me.
Pelleted seed needs to be watered twice to germinate. One rinses the clay, the 2nd soaks the seed. I water right after planting, then again about an hr later and have good luck.
Hey Travis. Two things that should help with damping off is air circulation and bottom watering. With the heat and humidity you have in south GA, damping off can be an issue. May want to consider getting a small fan and run it on low speed, just to keep the air moving. I know you like to top water, but once you get germination changing to bottom watering helps reduce the chance of damping off. I germinate my seeds indoors and had some issues with damping off, and when I added a fan and sprinkled cinnamon on the soil surface those problems went away. Garden is looking awesome as always and looking forward to your next video.
No frost here yet!! Okra is still blooming. It is supposed to be upper 70s Christmas day. We did have some cold weather but has warmed up again. I bought some frost fabric too. I'm in zone nine. I'm going to try to over winter some okra.
Everything is looking ship shape! I have almost completed my project of viewing all your videos from the beginning, I should be caught up any day now. The prospect of fig propagation is exciting. I’m wondering if you will graft to a rootstock or go own root, I will see! Klaus
I like the hard deep (reusable) cell trays you have. Can you share where you get them please. I'm liking your videos, learning a lot, and my plants are doing better due to your advice. Keep them coming.💯
We get them from Greenhouse Megastore (www.greenhousemegastore.com). Go to their website, search "Proptek," and you'll see all the different size options that brand offers.
These shorter days have done a number on my gardening until next year. My work hours don't work with night gardening. But that's ok. I'm still watching and taking notes. Plus I've got onions and carrots planted. How long does it take for the tillage radish to mature?
I get that. I've planted many transplants in the past with a headlamp in the dark. The tillage radish maturity really can depend on the temperatures. I'd say around 70 days though on average.
I have a question slightly off topic. When to test the soil. I am in zone 8b in N. CA. I have cover crop growing now. And I have a pile of horse manure composting since Aug. My plan is to till the cover crop in Feb. if dry. Clay soil holds a lot of moisture over winter. Mix in the horse manure after that. So, how long should I wait before taking soil samples? I try to transplant veggies mid April. I appreciate any and all advice.
Lettuce, which is usually a sure-fire fall crop, has had a poor germination rate this season at mt place. First too cold over night, now way too warm all day and night. What did come up has been beautiful. Are you buying any of your spring seeds, yet? I've got tomatoes, peppers, beans, cucumbers, and eggplant already sorted
I bought some heirloom tomato seeds and a few pepper seeds from MiGardener the other day. He had some old, old tomato variety that he's trying to revive, so I bought some to try. Besides that, I haven't bought any spring seeds yet.
My broccoli looking better but your cauliflower is blowing my doors off. What and where did you get that weather protection fabric. Could use a recommendation. Keep up the good work.
If you install it yourself, you're going to be in the $3,500 range just depending on what all accessories you add. If you hire someone to install it, you'd be adding at least two days work at whatever their rate would be.
Atlas Greenhouse. Here's the link to the one we have: atlasgreenhouse.com/greenhouses/hobby-houses/easy-grow/ If you decide to call them, tell them Lazy Dog Farm sent you.
I've had bad luck with Ferry Morse seeds with a low germination percentage to no germination at all. I have two different varieties of spinach and neither one of them germinated. The Swiss chard, baby bock chow, butterhead lettuce, etc. all germinated and are now healthy seedlings, but these were from different seed companies. Needless to say, I won't be buying FM seeds at Home Depot anymore.
I don't recommend buying seeds on a seed rack at a big box store. Some of them will do fine, others might give you poor germ rates. You don't know how long they've been sitting there. Much better to order from reputable companies online, even if you pay a little more.
@@LazyDogFarm The package date is until the end of 2022. The Burpee seeds all germinated but the FM were all duds. I’m going to buy all of my tomato and pepper seeds online because of the better selection. Thanks for the reply!
I just can't see my gumbo clay on the Texas Coast having the texture of your soil without adding Tons and Tons of compost , sand and peat moss , that hand furrow tool that you have would break my wrist after one pass , so it's raised bed and wicking tubs for me .
Was that lettuce at the beginning of the row, the “Tehama” variety? I had bought some when you were with the other outfit. They are really good! Watch all your videos! Keep them coming!
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Just about every video you do, I end up saying to myself, "Now, I gotta do that." Seeing someone do the repetitive stuff (seeding trays, transplanting, setting up drip tape, etc.) is highly useful and confidence boosting. I need the consistent reminders of how to properly do things. Thank you!
I appreciate that!
I bought corn seeds from Hoss last year. I think it said 80% germination rate. It was more like 100%. I was extremely pleased. I wish you and you dad would at least do the occasional video. Thanks
Always good to hear of seeds germinating better than expected. I was always a little skeptical of the germ test results from the State of Georgia. We would have the same batch of seeds, have it tested two different times within the same month, and often get significantly different percentages back on their report.
I harvested my first broccoli a couple of days ago. Man! No better feeling than growing your own food! Thanks for the video.
Lucky you! That is a great feeling.
Man those broccoli and cauliflower transplants look great. Makes me wish I had started some. I just picked mustard greens today and cooked them for supper with pinto beans, cornbread, and potato salad. It was delicious. Nothing like eating from the garden and food you preserved. 👩🌾💚🌲
Sounds delicious! Great to hear you're enjoying the rewards of the garden work!
@@LazyDogFarm thank you. Mailed y’all a little Christmas thank you gift yesterday. Not much but just to let you know I appreciate all the time and effort you give. Merry Christmas.
@@apiecemaker1163 Thank you so much! We love receiving surprises from viewers. Merry Christmas!
I have learned the Propagation of Fig is as easy as pushing a stick in the dirt. I use 1 gal pots, potting medium, water and indirect sunlight. I believe its so easy to propagate fig "Even a Caveman could do it" lol 🤣😂🤣😂
I haven't found it to be that easy. But I'm working on getting better at it. lol
Butter crunch is my favorite lettuce.
That's a good one too!
It is nice to see you seed starting again
Feels good!
Have a good day.
Hi Travis, you are such a wealth of information!!! especially in the topic of fertilizers. Although I am not new to gardening, I am definitely new to fertilizing! Would you please do a video on recapping fertilizers? If we don’t have such a large set up as you do, possibly which fertilizers I could leave behind and which ones are very important to use as a whole in my garden. I live in the city and I do have animals so I do like to feed my plants with natural products. Although I have used miracle grow in the past and commonly use Bonemeal, blood meal, fish emulsion only as I Transplant in the spring. that is the extent of my knowledge. Thank you kindly, I appreciate it very much. Take care and enjoy that weather!
I really appreciate your videos.
Glad you like them Opal!
Good to see you guys are ok regarding the storms recently
Nothing really happened here, but we were on alert.
I live in zone 6a and it is really cool to see what you can do down there. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching Douglas!
How Exciting! 🌱
Thanks Barb!
Great video! I’m in South Florida and my fall/winter garden is in full swing. These high temperatures here have been in the high eighties. I’ve placed shade cloths over my onions and cabbages. I’m hoping I don’t loose my cool season crops before it finally cools down. However my tomatoes and peppers are loving it.
That's great that you still have tomatoes and peppers producing. I think we're going to hit 80 here tomorrow, although it's a cloudy, overcast 80 so hopefully the plants won't suffer too much.
This year's weather has been crazy - Somehow, I'll bet we get some very cold days in late January/early February. Remember how the cold temperatures just stuck around last Spring? Made for late tomato planting for me.
Yep. We'll get those few cold days sooner or late, just might be delayed this year.
I love using perlite. I started using it after seeing you do it and thought hmm that's a great idea!
Great to hear that it's working as well for you as it does for us!
Pelleted seed needs to be watered twice to germinate. One rinses the clay, the 2nd soaks the seed. I water right after planting, then again about an hr later and have good luck.
Never knew how many waterings it took because we water overhead every day. But good to know!
@@LazyDogFarm Use a fog nozzle to water before you cover the seed that helps dissolve the clay
The hoops work really well, you'll like them :-) I have some and I'm on my second season with them.
Good to know! Maybe I'll get a chance to use them.
Once again nice planting, the seedlings looked great.😀🇦🇺🦘
Thanks Rick!
Hey Travis. Two things that should help with damping off is air circulation and bottom watering. With the heat and humidity you have in south GA, damping off can be an issue. May want to consider getting a small fan and run it on low speed, just to keep the air moving. I know you like to top water, but once you get germination changing to bottom watering helps reduce the chance of damping off. I germinate my seeds indoors and had some issues with damping off, and when I added a fan and sprinkled cinnamon on the soil surface those problems went away. Garden is looking awesome as always and looking forward to your next video.
Thanks for the tips Tim. I seem to have more issues when bottom watering than I do top watering. Not really sure why though.
So you plant all of your lettuce varieties on the double row system? Where have you found the best place to order seeds from?
Yes I do. I got all these seeds from Johnny's. They have the best selection of pelleted lettuce seeds I've found.
No frost here yet!! Okra is still blooming. It is supposed to be upper 70s Christmas day. We did have some cold weather but has warmed up again. I bought some frost fabric too. I'm in zone nine. I'm going to try to over winter some okra.
Definitely keep us updated on the overwintered okree!
Thanks as always Travis!
Thanks for joining us!
its looking great for this time of year..
Thanks John!
i always start my seeds in a zip lock back with a wet paper towel then put them in seed trays
I've heard of folks doing that. Seems like a good way to ensure adequate germination rates.
Do you do all of them? Or just certain ones?
Travis I have peppers popping up now indoors!!!❤
Wow! I'll be starting mine soon come mid to late January.
Things are looking good!🤗
Thanks Julie!
Thanks for sharing 😎🏖🏝
My pleasure!!
That's one good looking garden!!!! Your thumb is a lot greener than mine. Lol ✌
Haha. My thumb is usually brown or black from playing in the garden too much.
@@LazyDogFarm you took the words out of my mouth. Gardeners thumbs aren't green. What a silly saying.
Thanks for posting
Thanks for watching!
How’s your back? Maybe I’ve missed those videos… looks like you’re healed!
It's all good now. Healed and feeling great!
I am worried about Stella. That dog looks a little thin. 😄🐕
Haha. She's likes to eat!
Everything is looking ship shape! I have almost completed my project of viewing all your videos from the beginning, I should be caught up any day now. The prospect of fig propagation is exciting. I’m wondering if you will graft to a rootstock or go own root, I will see!
Klaus
Own root.
Wish I could get seedlings growing as your as yours! Mine always start off strong then just look weak a week or so later
Sometimes seed starting can take a bit of finesse. It's one of those things that you'll get better at the more you do it.
Wow your lettuce looks great! What is your fert schedule for it? I always have a hard time germinating pelleted seeds from Burpee.
We just put the Nature Safe 8-5-5 in the furrow at transplanting and have done nothing else to it.
With pelleted seed make sure you water it in more than normal so the clay (pellet) can dissolve.
I like to start my seeds in the baggie method and that doesn't seem to work so well for pelleted seeds. Maybe I'll try soaking them next time.
Not sure if soaking them will work or not. Might just want to try overhead watering them for the first couple times to wash the clay off the seed.
I like the hard deep (reusable) cell trays you have. Can you share where you get them please. I'm liking your videos, learning a lot, and my plants are doing better due to your advice. Keep them coming.💯
We get them from Greenhouse Megastore (www.greenhousemegastore.com). Go to their website, search "Proptek," and you'll see all the different size options that brand offers.
@@LazyDogFarm Thanks!
good times planting ! Question when did you start the seed in the greenhouse? i missed it and the time or the age of transplants. thank you
Those transplants were probably about 5-6 weeks old at the time this video was filmed.
I've been wondering what happened to the celery. Interested to see how that goes.
It has been so slow. Not sure if that's something I've done, or that's just normal.
Travis, which variety of butterhead letuce is that one you described as velvety? I see a few candidates at Johnny's. Thanks.
The one I really like is called Adriana.
These shorter days have done a number on my gardening until next year. My work hours don't work with night gardening. But that's ok. I'm still watching and taking notes. Plus I've got onions and carrots planted. How long does it take for the tillage radish to mature?
I get that. I've planted many transplants in the past with a headlamp in the dark. The tillage radish maturity really can depend on the temperatures. I'd say around 70 days though on average.
Ok thanks. I had to remember when I planted lol maybe I took pics to look back on.
I hope you’re doing OK. I see you’re talking about taking a leek again!
lol ... Sometimes taking just one leek is not enough!
I have a question slightly off topic. When to test the soil. I am in zone 8b in N. CA. I have cover crop growing now. And I have a pile of horse manure composting since Aug. My plan is to till the cover crop in Feb. if dry. Clay soil holds a lot of moisture over winter. Mix in the horse manure after that. So, how long should I wait before taking soil samples? I try to transplant veggies mid April. I appreciate any and all advice.
I'm not expert on this, but I'd test it after tilling everything into the soil in February.
Lettuce, which is usually a sure-fire fall crop, has had a poor germination rate this season at mt place. First too cold over night, now way too warm all day and night. What did come up has been beautiful.
Are you buying any of your spring seeds, yet? I've got tomatoes, peppers, beans, cucumbers, and eggplant already sorted
I bought some heirloom tomato seeds and a few pepper seeds from MiGardener the other day. He had some old, old tomato variety that he's trying to revive, so I bought some to try. Besides that, I haven't bought any spring seeds yet.
My broccoli looking better but your cauliflower is blowing my doors off. What and where did you get that weather protection fabric. Could use a recommendation. Keep up the good work.
I got this off Amazon: amzn.to/3q3Rj9P
It was the best price I could find considering the shipping, and the quickest to ship. I got the big roll.
Do pelleted seeds take longer to germinate vs non pelleted?
I don't find they do. But I guess if you were not watering from the top consistently, they might take longer.
Hey Travis, Can you please give a ballpark cost of that green house where i know how much I'll need to save ?
If you install it yourself, you're going to be in the $3,500 range just depending on what all accessories you add. If you hire someone to install it, you'd be adding at least two days work at whatever their rate would be.
Can you tell me....Where you got your greenhouse?
Atlas Greenhouse. Here's the link to the one we have: atlasgreenhouse.com/greenhouses/hobby-houses/easy-grow/
If you decide to call them, tell them Lazy Dog Farm sent you.
@@LazyDogFarm ty so much
Do you use bleach water or something else to wash and sterilize your seed trays? Weeks away from any garden activities up here in Ohio!
I don't ever sterilize them. I probably should, but I don't.
I'm annoyed as I'm not getting notified of your videos.
Sorry to hear that. I wish I knew how to fix it.
I've had bad luck with Ferry Morse seeds with a low germination percentage to no germination at all. I have two different varieties of spinach and neither one of them germinated. The Swiss chard, baby bock chow, butterhead lettuce, etc. all germinated and are now healthy seedlings, but these were from different seed companies. Needless to say, I won't be buying FM seeds at Home Depot anymore.
I don't recommend buying seeds on a seed rack at a big box store. Some of them will do fine, others might give you poor germ rates. You don't know how long they've been sitting there. Much better to order from reputable companies online, even if you pay a little more.
@@LazyDogFarm The package date is until the end of 2022. The Burpee seeds all germinated but the FM were all duds. I’m going to buy all of my tomato and pepper seeds online because of the better selection. Thanks for the reply!
I just can't see my gumbo clay on the Texas Coast having the texture of your soil without adding Tons and Tons of compost , sand and peat moss , that hand furrow tool that you have would break my wrist after one pass , so it's raised bed and wicking tubs for me .
Makes sense. The benefit of your soil is that it holds nutrients and organic matter very well and you don't have to fertilize near as much as we do.
Can you send me the link where you ordered your row cover poles
Right here: amzn.to/3ytQLxQ
@@LazyDogFarm thank you so much
Good morning. Deborah if your are interested in making your on row cover hoops for .38 cents. Let me know. I will send the information.
@@zwtrussell4517 I sure am interested- we have been traveling all Day is why I did not respond sooner.
I absolutely suck at getting cilantro to germinate. Ugh.
Celery is 10x worse than cilantro. lol
@@LazyDogFarm OK. I'm going to need some help. I really need celery in my life.
Its always the fault of the person I bought them from, specifically. It is never my fault. Ever. Never, ever.
Hah! That's your story and your sticking to it!
Was that lettuce at the beginning of the row, the “Tehama” variety? I had bought some when you were with the other outfit. They are really good! Watch all your videos! Keep them coming!
The one we grew this year is called "Tropicana." It's very, very similar to Tehama. Both are great varieties.
@@LazyDogFarm Do you sell the seeds for the Tropicana variety? If so, do you have a website where I can order it from?
@@dmatcardoug2986 I got mine from Johnny's Seeds.
@@LazyDogFarm Thanks. I will get it from them.